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"Get Busy" — Sean Paul
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"Get Busy" by Sean Paul is the Diwali riddim's biggest international breakthrough, a dancehall single whose Billboard success made Lenky's rhythm and Jamaican deejay delivery part of early-2000s global pop radio.
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Sean Paul - Get Busy [Official Video]
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- 0:03shake that can Shake
- 0:07shake that can Shake That Shake
- 0:10That Shake
- 0:10That Shake That and Rea get busy sh that stop when
- 0:16That and Rea get busy sh that stop when
- 0:16That and Rea get busy sh that stop when the be just keep swinging it get jiggy
- 0:19the be just keep swinging it get jiggy
- 0:19the be just keep swinging it get jiggy get up perate anything you
- 0:21get up perate anything you
- 0:21get up perate anything you want don't take see you get life on the
- 0:25want don't take see you get life on the
- 0:25want don't take see you get life on the rym on my ride my lyrics I provide
- 0:27rym on my ride my lyrics I provide
- 0:28rym on my ride my lyrics I provide electricity nobody care
- 0:30electricity nobody care
- 0:30electricity nobody care you don't know your destiny y sexy
- 0:33you don't know your destiny y sexy
- 0:33you don't know your destiny y sexy ladies with us the car with us with us
- 0:37ladies with us the car with us with us
- 0:37ladies with us the car with us with us the club Flex with us get next with us
- 0:41the club Flex with us get next with us
- 0:41the club Flex with us get next with us with
- 0:42with
- 0:42with us flame call my name and it Fame it's a
- 0:47us flame call my name and it Fame it's a
- 0:47us flame call my name and it Fame it's a good girl turn me on till the early
- 0:49good girl turn me on till the early
- 0:49good girl turn me on till the early morning Let's Get It On Let's Get it On
- 0:52morning Let's Get It On Let's Get it On
- 0:52morning Let's Get It On Let's Get it On Till the early morning girl it's so good
- 0:55Till the early morning girl it's so good
- 0:55Till the early morning girl it's so good just turn me on don't swe it don't get
- 0:57just turn me on don't swe it don't get
- 0:58just turn me on don't swe it don't get agitate qu rotate anything you want you
- 1:00agitate qu rotate anything you want you
- 1:01agitate qu rotate anything you want you know you must get it mention etion the
- 1:05know you must get it mention etion the
- 1:05know you must get it mention etion the prog just it yo have a good
- 1:11time number
- 1:14time number one sex ladies with us the car with us
- 1:19one sex ladies with us the car with us
- 1:19one sex ladies with us the car with us with us the club Flex with us to get
- 1:22with us the club Flex with us to get
- 1:22with us the club Flex with us to get next to us with us from the my B my
- 1:26next to us with us from the my B my
- 1:26next to us with us from the my B my flame I call my name and it is my fame
- 1:30flame I call my name and it is my fame
- 1:30flame I call my name and it is my fame it's a good girl turn me on till the
- 1:32it's a good girl turn me on till the
- 1:32it's a good girl turn me on till the early morning Let's Get It On Let's Get
- 1:35early morning Let's Get It On Let's Get
- 1:35early morning Let's Get It On Let's Get it On Till the early morning girl it's a
- 1:37it On Till the early morning girl it's a
- 1:37it On Till the early morning girl it's a good just turn me on get busy Just sh
- 1:41good just turn me on get busy Just sh
- 1:41good just turn me on get busy Just sh that and stop when be Dr just keep
- 1:43that and stop when be Dr just keep
- 1:43that and stop when be Dr just keep swinging it get JY get f up perate
- 1:46swinging it get JY get f up perate
- 1:46swinging it get JY get f up perate anything you want for I want see you get
- 1:51anything you want for I want see you get
- 1:51anything you want for I want see you get when the r I'm
- 1:53when the r I'm
- 1:53when the r I'm lyrics City nobody can't tell you
- 1:56lyrics City nobody can't tell you
- 1:56lyrics City nobody can't tell you nothing you don't know your destiny yo
- 1:58nothing you don't know your destiny yo
- 1:58nothing you don't know your destiny yo sexy ladies
- 2:00sexy ladies
- 2:00sexy ladies with us the car with us with us the club
- 2:04with us the car with us with us the club
- 2:04with us the car with us with us the club Flex with us to get next to us with us
- 2:08Flex with us to get next to us with us
- 2:08Flex with us to get next to us with us from my my flame call my name and it is
- 2:12from my my flame call my name and it is
- 2:12from my my flame call my name and it is my it's all good girl Turn Me On Till
- 2:15my it's all good girl Turn Me On Till
- 2:15my it's all good girl Turn Me On Till ear on let's get it
- 2:18ear on let's get it
- 2:18ear on let's get it on stop banging on the damn furnace you
- 2:21on stop banging on the damn furnace you
- 2:21on stop banging on the damn furnace you hear me now this is the last
- 2:26time let's get it on till the early
- 2:29time let's get it on till the early morning so good just turn me on Yo shake
- 2:32morning so good just turn me on Yo shake
- 2:32morning so good just turn me on Yo shake that thing Miss kind kind of shake that
- 2:35that thing Miss kind kind of shake that
- 2:35that thing Miss kind kind of shake that thing yo Anabella shake that thing Miss
- 2:40thing yo Anabella shake that thing Miss
- 2:40thing yo Anabella shake that thing Miss Miss shake
- 2:43Miss shake
- 2:43Miss shake thato shake
- 2:45thato shake
- 2:45thato shake thato shake
- 2:53that with us not with us the club Flex
- 2:57that with us not with us the club Flex with us get next to us them not
- 3:01with us get next to us them not
- 3:01with us get next to us them not from my flame I call my name and it is
- 3:04from my flame I call my name and it is
- 3:04from my flame I call my name and it is my fame it's a good girl turn me on till
- 3:08my fame it's a good girl turn me on till
- 3:08my fame it's a good girl turn me on till early Let's Get It On Let's get it on
- 3:11early Let's Get It On Let's get it on
- 3:11early Let's Get It On Let's get it on till early girl it's all good just me on
- 3:14till early girl it's all good just me on
- 3:15till early girl it's all good just me on your sexy lady with us car with us with
- 3:19your sexy lady with us car with us with
- 3:19your sexy lady with us car with us with us the club Flex with us to get next
- 3:22us the club Flex with us to get next
- 3:22us the club Flex with us to get next with us with us from the not my flame I
- 3:27with us with us from the not my flame I
- 3:27with us with us from the not my flame I call my name y with this my fame it's
- 3:29call my name y with this my fame it's
- 3:29call my name y with this my fame it's all good girl Turn Me On Till Let's Get
- 3:33all good girl Turn Me On Till Let's Get
- 3:33all good girl Turn Me On Till Let's Get It On Let's Get It
- 3:35It On Let's Get It
- 3:35It On Let's Get It On light up
- 3:53the
- 3:54the ass in my bed to run that real well I
- 3:59ass in my bed to run that real well I
- 3:59ass in my bed to run that real well I flick a girl thead got me
- 4:06got
- 4:12[Music]
- 4:14[Music] me warn you about the Banger of the
- 4:16me warn you about the Banger of the
- 4:16me warn you about the Banger of the Furnace but you wouldn't listen the
- 4:18Furnace but you wouldn't listen the
- 4:18Furnace but you wouldn't listen the party done get the hell out of my house
- 4:20party done get the hell out of my house
- 4:20party done get the hell out of my house out out
- 4:23out out
- 4:23out out now
Sean Paul - Get Busy/Like Glue (Official Video)
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- 0:03Shake
- 0:04Shake That Shake
- 0:07That Shake
- 0:07That Shake That Shake that
- 0:10That Shake that
- 0:10That Shake that thing and Rea woman get busy say that
- 0:15thing and Rea woman get busy say that
- 0:15thing and Rea woman get busy say that stop when the be job just keep swinging
- 0:17stop when the be job just keep swinging
- 0:17stop when the be job just keep swinging it get jiggy get drunk upate anything
- 0:20it get jiggy get drunk upate anything
- 0:20it get jiggy get drunk upate anything you want if I don't take see you get
- 0:24you want if I don't take see you get
- 0:24you want if I don't take see you get life on the r on my ride my lyrics I
- 0:26life on the r on my ride my lyrics I
- 0:26life on the r on my ride my lyrics I provide
- 0:27provide
- 0:27provide electricity nobody can't tell you
- 0:29electricity nobody can't tell you
- 0:29electricity nobody can't tell you nothing you don't know your destiny yo
- 0:32nothing you don't know your destiny yo
- 0:32nothing you don't know your destiny yo sexy ladies want with us in the car with
- 0:34sexy ladies want with us in the car with
- 0:34sexy ladies want with us in the car with us not with us in the club want Flex
- 0:38us not with us in the club want Flex
- 0:38us not with us in the club want Flex with us to get next with us and with us
- 0:42with us to get next with us and with us
- 0:42with us to get next with us and with us from my flame call my name and it is my
- 0:45from my flame call my name and it is my
- 0:45from my flame call my name and it is my fame it's a good girl turn me on till
- 0:48fame it's a good girl turn me on till
- 0:48fame it's a good girl turn me on till the early morning Let's Get It On Let's
- 0:51the early morning Let's Get It On Let's
- 0:51the early morning Let's Get It On Let's Get it On Till the early morning girl
- 0:53Get it On Till the early morning girl
- 0:53Get it On Till the early morning girl it's a good just turn me on don't swe it
- 0:56it's a good just turn me on don't swe it
- 0:56it's a good just turn me on don't swe it don't get agitate qu rotate anything why
- 1:00don't get agitate qu rotate anything why
- 1:00don't get agitate qu rotate anything why you know you must get it mention etion
- 1:04you know you must get it mention etion
- 1:04you know you must get it mention etion the progam just it yo have a good time
- 1:10fre you number
- 1:14fre you number one sex ladies with us the car with us
- 1:19one sex ladies with us the car with us
- 1:19one sex ladies with us the car with us with us the club Flex with us to get
- 1:22with us the club Flex with us to get
- 1:22with us the club Flex with us to get next to us not with us from the day my B
- 1:26next to us not with us from the day my B
- 1:26next to us not with us from the day my B my flame I call my name and it is my
- 1:28my flame I call my name and it is my
- 1:28my flame I call my name and it is my fame it's good girl turn me on till the
- 1:31fame it's good girl turn me on till the
- 1:31fame it's good girl turn me on till the early morning Let's Get It On Let's Get
- 1:34early morning Let's Get It On Let's Get
- 1:34early morning Let's Get It On Let's Get it On Till the early morning girl it's
- 1:36it On Till the early morning girl it's
- 1:36it On Till the early morning girl it's all good just turn me on get busy Just
- 1:40all good just turn me on get busy Just
- 1:40all good just turn me on get busy Just sh that mop when it be Dr just keep
- 1:43sh that mop when it be Dr just keep
- 1:43sh that mop when it be Dr just keep swinging it get DIY get cred upate
- 1:46swinging it get DIY get cred upate
- 1:46swinging it get DIY get cred upate anything you want for I don't want to
- 1:49anything you want for I don't want to
- 1:49anything you want for I don't want to see you get life when the ride I'm
- 1:52see you get life when the ride I'm
- 1:52see you get life when the ride I'm lyrics provide
- 1:53lyrics provide
- 1:53lyrics provide electricity nobody can't tell you
- 1:55electricity nobody can't tell you
- 1:55electricity nobody can't tell you nothing you don't know your destiny y
- 1:58nothing you don't know your destiny y
- 1:58nothing you don't know your destiny y sexy ladies one far with us the car with
- 2:01sexy ladies one far with us the car with
- 2:01sexy ladies one far with us the car with us with us the club Flex with us to get
- 2:05us with us the club Flex with us to get
- 2:05us with us the club Flex with us to get next to us with
- 2:08next to us with
- 2:08next to us with us my flame call my name and it is my
- 2:11us my flame call my name and it is my
- 2:11us my flame call my name and it is my fame it's all good girl Turn Me On Till
- 2:15fame it's all good girl Turn Me On Till
- 2:15fame it's all good girl Turn Me On Till ear on let's get it
- 2:17ear on let's get it
- 2:17ear on let's get it on stop banging on the damn furnace you
- 2:20on stop banging on the damn furnace you
- 2:20on stop banging on the damn furnace you hear me know this is the last
- 2:25time let's get it on till the ear
- 2:28time let's get it on till the ear morning it's all just turn me on Yo
- 2:31morning it's all just turn me on Yo
- 2:31morning it's all just turn me on Yo shake that thing Miss kind of kind of
- 2:33shake that thing Miss kind of kind of
- 2:33shake that thing Miss kind of kind of shake that thing yo Anabella shake that
- 2:37shake that thing yo Anabella shake that
- 2:37shake that thing yo Anabella shake that thing miss miss one shake
- 2:42thing miss miss one shake
- 2:42thing miss miss one shake thato
- 2:44thato
- 2:45thato shake
- 2:53shake not with us the club them want
- 2:56shake not with us the club them want Flex with us we get next to us them not
- 2:59Flex with us we get next to us them not
- 2:59Flex with us we get next to us them not Vex with us
- 3:00Vex with us
- 3:00Vex with us from flame I call my name and it is my
- 3:04from flame I call my name and it is my
- 3:04from flame I call my name and it is my fame it's a good girl Turn Me On Till
- 3:07fame it's a good girl Turn Me On Till
- 3:07fame it's a good girl Turn Me On Till ear Let's Get It On Let's get it on till
- 3:11ear Let's Get It On Let's get it on till
- 3:11ear Let's Get It On Let's get it on till early girl it's all good just turn me on
- 3:14early girl it's all good just turn me on
- 3:14early girl it's all good just turn me on y sexy ladies want with us the car with
- 3:17y sexy ladies want with us the car with
- 3:17y sexy ladies want with us the car with us with us the club Flex with us they
- 3:21us with us the club Flex with us they
- 3:21us with us the club Flex with us they get next with us with us from the flame
- 3:26get next with us with us from the flame
- 3:26get next with us with us from the flame call my name with this Fame it's all
- 3:29call my name with this Fame it's all
- 3:29call my name with this Fame it's all good girl Turn Me On Till ear Let's Get
- 3:32good girl Turn Me On Till ear Let's Get
- 3:32good girl Turn Me On Till ear Let's Get It On Let's get it on ear light up
- 3:42the
- 3:52new
- 3:53new my Dan in myed to run that
- 3:57my Dan in myed to run that
- 3:57my Dan in myed to run that real flick a girl got the me
- 4:05got
- 4:13[Music]
- 4:14[Music] me bang of the Furnace but you w listen
- 4:17me bang of the Furnace but you w listen
- 4:17me bang of the Furnace but you w listen the party done get the hell out of my
- 4:19the party done get the hell out of my
- 4:19the party done get the hell out of my house out out now
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Source link ↗In stories
In Jamaican music a rhythm track is not the background to one song. It is a shared address that dozens of records live at, and it works like an index to the whole archive.
Story · Well supportedRecords that mark the turnsSix records that sit exactly on the fault lines: where ska begins, where it slows, where reggae gets its name, where dub, deejay and digital take over.
Debate & reception
How people argued about the music — praise, criticism and public debate. See all debate & reception →
interview excerpt
Sean Paul and the 'dancehall goes pop' authenticity charge
“I do straight dancehall, I don't do pop. My dancehall goes pop.”
As Sean Paul became dancehall's biggest international crossover star, some Jamaican listeners and critics accused him of watering down the sound for pop and R&B audiences and of not deejaying in the hardcore style. Sean Paul consistently rejects the framing, arguing that melodic hits like 'Like Glue' are still authentic dancehall and that mainstream success carries the genre outward rather than diluting it. He summarised his position to DancehallMag in 2022. The exchange crystallises the wider authenticity-versus-crossover tension in globally marketed Jamaican music.
Stance: crossover as dilution and loss of hardcore authenticity vs crossover as legitimate dancehall carrying the genre to the world
